BORåS. Malmö FF defeats Elfsborg 1-0 after J. Larsson scored an own goal 76min.

The match was played at the Borås Arena stadium in Borås on Wednesday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Kristoffer Karlsson with the help of Robin Wilde and Mikael Hallin. The 4th official was Andreas Dufva-Johansson. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Elfsborg started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1). On the opposite side, Malmö FF adopted a aggressive formation (4-3-3).

Elfsborg – Formation

The manager Jimmy Thelin decided to play with the following team: Tim Rönning (6.3), Johan Larsson (6.2), Leo Väisänen (7.1), Maudo Jarjué (7.4), Simon Strand (7.2), Frederik Holst (7.0), André Rømer (6.8), Alexander Bernhardsson (6.1), Simon Olsson (5.8), Jeppe Okkels (7.1) and Per Frick (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Rasmus Alm (6.2), Hákon Rafn Valdimarsson, Emmanuel Boateng, Christopher McVey, Samuel Holmén, Marokhy Ndione (6.6) and Jacob Ondrejka.

Best player: Maudo Jarjué​

The player that probably impressed the most for Elfsborg was Maudo Jarjué.

His rating is (7.4) with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

Malmö FF – Formation

On the opposite side, Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Johan Dahlin (6.8), Felix Beijmo (7.0), Anel Ahmedhodžić (7.2), Franz Brorsson (6.8), Martin Olsson (7.2), Bonke Innocent (7.1), Adi Nalić (7.0), Erdal Rakip (6.9), Jo Inge Berget (7.2), Antonio Čolak (7.2) and Veljko Birmančević (6.9).

They had on the bench: Peter Gwargis, Noah Eile, Sebastian Nanasi, Eric Larsson (7.0), Ismael Diawara, Markus Björkqvist and Lasse Nielsen (6.7).

Malmö FF could not rely on the presence of E. Larsson (injured).

Best player: Jo Inge Berget​

The player that probably impressed the most for Malmö FF was Jo Inge Berget even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.2) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.

Match Statistics​

Malmö FF was in firm control of the ball 55% while Elfsborg was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Malmö FF was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Malmö FF won the encounter.​

Elfsborg shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Malmö FF shot 14 times, 1 on target, 13 off target.

Cards

Elfsborg received 4 yellow cards (F. Holst, P. Frick, A. Rømer and J. Larsson). On the other side, Malmö FF received 3 yellow cards (A. Nalic, F. Brorsson and E. Larsson).

Standings

After this match, Elfsborg will stay with 36 points to stay in the 4th place. On the other side, Malmö FF will have 38 points to stay in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Allsvenskan, Elfsborg will play away against Mjällby on the 26th of September with a 7-3 head to head record in favor of Elfsborg (3 draws).

Malmö FF will host Örebro on the 25th of September with a 19-3 head to head statistic in favor of Malmö FF (5 draws).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Allsvenskan.​

• Djurgården – Degerfors – 3-2
• Elfsborg – Malmö FF – 0-1
• Sirius – Norrköping – 2-4
• Örebro – Östersunds FK – 2-0